PADUCAH - Three Mercy Health nurses are now Certified Heart Failure Nurses, (CHFN). Tara Lykins, Lynn Moss and Debbie Bray, nurse practitioners from the Mercy Health –Heart and Vascular Institute, Cardiology, now have this certification. This honor comes from the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN).

The American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN) is a specialty organization dedicated to advancing nursing education, clinical practice and research to improve heart failure patient outcomes. The organization's goal is to set the standards for heart failure nursing care.